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Chippendale Mahogany Sideboard

19th Century English Chippendale Low Sideboard
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Louisville, KY
This beautiful English Chippendale small sideboard originated in the 19th century. Made of mahogany
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Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Sideboards

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Brass

19th Century English Chippendale Low Sideboard
19th Century English Chippendale Low Sideboard
$3,200
H 31 in W 47.75 in D 23.125 in
Mahogany Chippendale Sideboard, circa 1920
Located in Evergreen, CO
This magnificent mahogany sideboard features a drop-center with a drawer over bowed and fluted
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Early 20th Century Belgian Chippendale Sideboards

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Mahogany, Oak

Mahogany Chippendale Sideboard, circa 1920
Mahogany Chippendale Sideboard, circa 1920
$2,695
H 45.75 in W 67.5 in D 22.5 in
Mahogany Chippendale Sideboard Server Cabinet 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant serpentine sideboard in the Chippendale manner with flame mahogany doors Terminating on
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Antique 1890s Chippendale Sideboards

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Mahogany

Antique Romweber English Chippendale Georgian Crotch Mahogany Buffet Sideboard
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
An early 20th Century English Chippendale / Georgian style sideboard by Romweber Industries. Circa
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Buffets

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Mahogany

19C English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Buffet or Sideboard
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A STUNNING AND VERY HIGH QUALITY 19C English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Buffet or
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Baker Furniture Chippendale Mahogany and Burl Wood Sideboard Server, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Chippendale or Queen Anne style sideboard server, console, or entry table By
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Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Romweber Chippendale Flame Mahogany Carved Sideboard Buffet, Circa 1920s
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Chippendale or Georgian style ornate carved sideboard buffet or credenza By
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Vintage 1920s American Georgian Credenzas

Materials

Brass

George II Style Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Lacquered Huntboard Sideboard
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Imposing English George II style mahogany hunt board or sideboard featuring a Chinese Chippendale
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Antique 19th Century English George II Sideboards

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Brass, Bronze

19th Century Chinese Chippendale influenced sideboard.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A Magnificent Chinese Chippendale style mahogany sideboard, having carved scrolling pagoda
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Chinese Chippendale influenced sideboard.
19th Century Chinese Chippendale influenced sideboard.
$48,059
H 74.02 in W 105.12 in D 27.56 in
Antique Irish George III Chippendale Mahogany Serving Table/Sideboard Circa 1770
Located in Portland, OR
An important antique Irish George III Chippendale mahogany serving table/sideboard, circa 1770. The
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Antique 18th Century Irish George III Sideboards

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Mahogany

English 19th Century Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century English mahogany lowboy or sideboard with stunning color and proportions to hold
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Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Lowboys

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Brass

English 19th Century Mahogany Sideboard
English 19th Century Mahogany Sideboard
$4,995
H 36.13 in W 44 in D 24 in
Early 20C Exceptional Chippendale Irish Georgian Style Sideboard by S Hille
By Salomon Hille
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an amazing early 20th century Exceptional Chippendale Irish Georgian style sideboard by
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Buffets

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Mahogany

1760 George III Sideboard from Duke Wellington Athelhampton House Billiard Room
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Chippendale era George III mahogany crescent sideboard from The former Duke of Wellingtons home Athelhampton
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Antique 1760s English George III Sideboards

Materials

Hardwood

Henkel Harris Vintage Banded Sideboard
By Henkel Harris
Located in Annville, PA
Harris Vintage Banded Sideboard is exemplified in the solid mahogany legs, the designer style hardware as
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Vintage 1980s American Chippendale Sideboards

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Mahogany

Henkel Harris Vintage Banded Sideboard
Henkel Harris Vintage Banded Sideboard
$2,145
H 34 in W 78 in D 22 in

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Claw & Ball Feet Flamed Mahogany Sideboard Drawers Chippendale Style, circa 1920
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1920s Magnum Cabinet Co LTD Thomas Chippendale
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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Sideboards

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Mahogany

Mahogany Chippendale Style Sideboard Buffet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An impressive British mahogany sideboard having two flame-mahogany doors enclosing shelved cabinets
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Antique Early 1900s English Chippendale Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Revival carved mahogany sideboard
Located in Cheshire, GB
Chippendale Revival mahogany sideboard: The well-figured mahogany top of serpentine outline, above
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Early 20th Century British Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Drexel Chippendale Banded Flame Mahogany Sideboard Credenza
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale style sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet By Drexel Furniture "18th
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Vintage 1980s American Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Drexel Chippendale Banded Flame Mahogany Sideboard Credenza
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale style sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet By Drexel Furniture "18th
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Vintage 1980s American Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Chippendale Revival Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Cheshire, GB
Flame mahogany sideboard. The raised back with central carved motif, above the large breakfront top
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Early 20th Century British Sideboards

Flame Mahogany Councill Craftsman Chippendale Style Sideboard Buffet
By Councill
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful flame mahogany Councill Craftsman sideboard. The sideboard is in good vintage
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Vintage 1980s American Chippendale Buffets

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Mahogany

Fine Quality Bernhardt Flame Mahogany Chippendale Lowboy Buffet Sideboard
By Bernhardt
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb quality flame mahogany chippendale style lowboy or buffet from the "Centennial
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1990s American Chippendale Buffets

Materials

Brass

Romweber Chippendale Flame Mahogany Ornate Carved Sideboard Buffet, circa 1920s
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional newly restored Chippendale style ornate carved flame mahogany sideboard buffet or
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Vintage 1920s American Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Henredon Chippendale Carved Mahogany Sideboard or Bar Cabinet, Newly Refinished
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Chippendale style sideboard server or bar cabinet By Henredon USA, circa 1980s
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Late 20th Century American Chippendale Sideboards

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Brass

Karges Chippendale Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard Credenza or Bar Cabinet, Restored
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Chippendale style breakfront sideboard or bar cabinet By Karges USA, late 20th
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Late 20th Century American Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Antique Mahogany Chippendale Sideboard Sheraton Cabinet
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Gorgeous antique chippendale sideboard cabinet. Original brass hardware, fretwork corners and trim
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Sideboards

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Wood

Old Colony Chippendale Style Mahogany Console or Sideboard / Server
By Old Colony Furniture
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a custom Chippendale style mahogany console crafted by Old Colony in the manner
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20th Century American Chippendale Console Tables

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Mahogany

Georgian Irish Style Victorian 1880 Flamed Mahogany Sideboard Claw and Ball Feet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning solid flamed mahogany Georgian Irish style
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Sideboards

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Mahogany

American Solid Mahogany Carved 'Chippendale'-Style Bow Front Buffet/Sideboard
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
American solid mahogany carved 'Chippendale'-style serpentine profile sideboard or buffet, the two
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Antique 1890s American Sideboards

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Mahogany

Chippendale Buffet Sideboard by ROYAL FURNITURE Co
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of An Antique c 1910 Chippendale Buffet Sideboard Walnut by ROYAL
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Early 20th Century American Chippendale Sideboards

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Walnut, Mahogany

Refined Antique English Mixed Wood Chippendale Sideboard
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fine English sideboard, beautifully made with slight bombe doors and a serpentine top. It features
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Sideboards

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Alexander Julian Home Colours Chippendale Sideboard Buffet Server Ball & Claw
By Universal Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Alexander Julian home colors Chippendale sideboard buffet server ball and claw Up for
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20th Century Chippendale Sideboards

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Mahogany

Mahogany Serpentine Fronted Sideboard
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany serpentine fronted sideboard the shaped top above three freeze draws with brass tooled
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Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Sideboards

Mahogany Serpentine Fronted Sideboard
Mahogany Serpentine Fronted Sideboard
H 36 in W 55 in D 24.5 in
Beacon Hill Flame Mahogany Sideboard Credenza
By Beacon Hill
Located in Southampton, NJ
Beacon Hill Collection Chippendale style flame Mahogany sideboard credenza with banded inlay top
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Vintage 1960s American Chippendale Sideboards

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Brass

Elegant Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautifully crafted elegant mahogany sideboard having inlay across the front and sides with 4 small
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1990s American Chippendale Sideboards

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Theodore Alexander Armoury Collection Metal & Mahogany Server Sideboard Console
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Long Branch, NJ
​Theodore Alexander Armoury Collection Metal & Mahogany Server Sideboard Console Dimensions : 31.5
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Early 2000s Vietnamese Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Metal

Maitland Smith Flame Mahogany Curved Front Sideboard Credenza Buffet Server
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning Maitland Smith large sideboard in beautiful flame mahogany with a curved front. Multiple
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Late 20th Century Chippendale Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

Councill Craftsman Furniture Mahogany Inlay and Brass Sideboard Buffet Server
By Councill
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant mahogany Councill Craftsman sideboard has multiple drawers and compartments and features
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1990s American Chippendale Buffets

Materials

Brass

Flame Mahogany Sideboard Credenza Buffet with Inlay New York Made
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning flame mahogany buffet with all original brass hardware and intricate inlay. Multiple
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Vintage 1970s American Chippendale Buffets

Materials

Brass

Theodore Alexander Signed Mahogany Claw Feet Credenza Bar Console Sideboard
By Theodore Alexander
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant Theodore Alexander claw footed mahogany cabinet or console with storage. It features
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Early 2000s American Chippendale Console Tables

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Metal

Henkel Harris Banded Sideboard
By Henkel Harris
Located in Annville, PA
Banded Sideboard is exemplified in the solid mahogany legs, the designer style hardware as well as the
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Vintage 1970s American Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Henkel Harris Banded Sideboard
Henkel Harris Banded Sideboard
H 36 in W 53 in D 22 in
Chippendale Sideboard Mahogany Buffet Ball and Claw
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Quality Mahogany Chippendale manner Sideboard. This Sideboard is Raised Upon Shaped Legs with
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Antique Early 1900s Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Mahogany Chippendale Low Buffet, Sideboard
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique English mahogany Chippendale low buffet ~ Sideboard is a classic rendition of the style
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Irish Chippendale Carved Mahogany Marble Top Sideboard
Located in Long Branch, NJ
This Irish Chippendale sideboard was made in the late 19th century and has exquisite carvings! the
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Antique Late 19th Century Irish Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Century Furniture Chippendale Style Mahogany Paw Foot Sideboard Buffet Console
By Century Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Century Furniture Chippendale sideboard. Features a rectangular form with breakfront over 3 drawers
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Late 20th Century Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Baker 4-Drawer Ball and Claw Chippendale Mahogany Banded Sideboard Buffet Server
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Baker 4-drawer ball and claw Chippendale mahogany banded sideboard buffet. Item features carved
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Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Brass

English George III Chinese Chippendale Sideboard Table / Serving Console
Located in Charleston, SC
This grand British Chinese Chippendale hall table is made of solid mahogany with exceptional hand
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Henkel Harris Breakfront Sideboard Buffet Mahogany Inlay
By Henkel Harris
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant Henkel Harris mahogany breakfront featuring top and bottom. Why not own the best.
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Vintage 1970s American Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Revival Serpentine Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
An elegant and unusually slender serpentine mahogany sideboard on elaborate tuned and fluted legs
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Early 20th Century British Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Sideboard
Located in Noord-Brabant, NL
Chippendale Sideboard
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Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Sideboard
Chippendale Sideboard
H 45.28 in W 47.25 in D 19.69 in
Maple & Co. Edwardian Serpentine Chippendale Design Mahogany Sideboard, 1910
By Maple & Co.
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Maples serpentine mahogany sideboard This Maples serpentine mahogany sideboard was made circa 1910
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Vintage 1910s English Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Wellington Hall English Chippendale Sideboard
Located in Livingston, NJ
Made by Wellington Hall, this sideboard features lovely burled mahogany doors and drawers. There is
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Chippendale Period Mahogany Sideboard/Wineboard fitted for wine, circa 1760
Located in New York, NY
Fine Adam period mahogany sideboard, having a rectangular figured mahogany top above three paneled
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Antique 1760s English Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Brass

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Antique Late 19th Century English George II Chairs

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Mahogany

Superb Set of Six Antique English Geo. I/II Style Hand Carved Mahogany Chairs
Superb Set of Six Antique English Geo. I/II Style Hand Carved Mahogany Chairs
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Chippendale Mahogany Sideboard For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal chippendale mahogany sideboard for your home. Frequently made of mahogany, wood and metal, every chippendale mahogany sideboard was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a chippendale mahogany sideboard — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A chippendale mahogany sideboard, designed in the Art Deco, Georgian or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made chippendale mahogany sideboard has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company, Drexel and Maitland Smith are consistently popular.

How Much is a Chippendale Mahogany Sideboard?

A chippendale mahogany sideboard can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,850, while the lowest priced sells for $990 and the highest can go for as much as $65,000.

Finding the Right Sideboards for You

An antique or vintage sideboard today is a sophisticated and stylish component in sumptuous dining rooms of every shape, size and decor scheme, as well as a statement of its own, showcased in art galleries and museums.

Once simply boards made of wood that were used to support ceremonial dining, sideboards have taken on much greater importance as case pieces since their modest first appearance. In Italy, the sideboard was basically a credenza, a solid furnishing with cabinet doors. It was initially intended as an integral piece of any dining room where the wealthy gathered for meals in the southern European country.

Later, in England and France, sideboards retained their utilitarian purpose — a place to keep hot water for rinsing silverware and from which to serve cold drinking water — but would evolve into double-bodied structures that allowed for the display of serveware and utensils on open shelves. We would likely call these buffets, as they’re taller than a sideboard. (Trust us — there is an order to all of this!)

The sideboard is often deemed a buffet in the United States, from the French buffet à deux corps, which referred to a storage and display case. However, a buffet technically possesses a tiered or shelved superstructure for displaying attractive kitchenware and certainly makes more sense in the context of buffet dining — abundant meals served for crowds of people.

Every imaginable iteration of the sideboard has taken shape over the years. Furniture maker and artist Paul Evans, whose work has been the subject of various celebrated museum exhibitions, created ornamented, welded and patinated sideboards for Directional Furniture, collections such as the Cityscape series that speak to his place in revolutionary brutalist furniture design as much as they echo the origins of these sturdy, functional structures centuries ago.

If mid-century modern sideboards or vintage Danish sideboards are more to your liking than an 18th-century mahogany sideboard with decorative inlays in the Hepplewhite style, the particularly elegant pieces crafted by designers Hans Wegner, Edward Wormley or Florence Knoll are often sought by today’s collectors.

Whether you have a specific era or style in mind or you’re open to browsing a vast collection to find the right fit, 1stDibs has a variety of antique and vintage sideboards to choose from.